Canadian Parents for French - BC & Yukon Celebrates Late French Immersion Announcement

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John Edzerza and Larry Bagnell Pays Off for Yukon Students</h2> <h3>Press Release</h3> <p>Released: June 2, 2004</p> <p>Canadian Parents for French - BC & Yukon Branch is celebrating the announcement by the Hon. John Edzerza, Yukon Minister of Education that Late French Immersion will be coming to Whitehorse Elementary School in September 2004. The announcement caps a year of hard work and a week of frenetic advocacy by parents and local elected representatives, John Edzerza and Larry Bagnell, the Member of Parliament for the Yukon.</p> <p>The Late French Immersion program begins at grade 6 with students who have no previous training in the French language other than Core French. Late French Immersion will complement Whitehorse Elementary's outstanding Early French Immersion program. All students entering Grade 6 next fall across the Whitehorse school community will be eligible to enroll in the program.</p> <p>"This is a remarkable breakthrough for French Second Language education in the Yukon. We wish to congratulate the Government of the Yukon and the Federal government for working together to make this possible. In March 2003, the Federal government announced the new Federal Action Plan for Official Languages. I am proud to say that in all of Canada, Late French Immersion in Whitehorse is the first new project to be generated from this plan. Whitehorse is number one in Canada and we are thrilled," said Mary Jane Warshawski, President, Canadian Parents for French - Yukon Chapter.</p> <p>"On behalf of our chapter and Whitehorse parents, I want to thank personally Minister Edzerza as well as Gilbert Lamarche and Sandra Henderson of the Department of Education who worked tirelessly on this project. In the last week, Larry Bagnell was able to break through the last bureaucratic hurdle and ensured that the Federal Government would provide a letter committing to support the project. Thank you to John, Gilbert, Sandra and Larry for your commitment and effort. This shows what we can do when we work together," added Warshawski.</p> <p>"It is now up to parents to take advantage of this opportunity and enroll their children in this remarkable education program. Late French Immersion will enable students to pursue their dreams in life in English and in French and is acknowledged to bring an array of educational benefits beyond the learning of a second language. This is one opportunity not to be missed," concluded Warshawski.<br> </p> <p align="center">-30-</p> <p>For more information, please contact Adrian Dix, Executive Director, CPF-BC & Yukon Branch <br>phone: 604-524-0134 or 1-800-665-1222 <br>or fax: 604-524-0135 .</p> <p> <br> </p> <p class="updated">The information on this page was late updated: June 6, 2004. <br> This page was last modified June 6, 2004.</P> <div align="center"> </td> <td width="80px"> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="contact"> <a class="ccontact" href="../../Other/FramePages/f_reachus.shtml" target="_top">Contact CPF - BC & Yukon</a> | <a class="ccontact" href="mailto:webmaster@cpf.bc.ca">Report Website Problems</a> | <a class="ccontact" href="../../Other/FramePages/f_termsConditions.shtml" target="_top">Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy</a></p> <div class="copyrgt"> Copyright © 2000-2006 Canadian Parents for French-British Columbia & Yukon Branch <br> All rights reserved. </div> <p> </p> </div> </td></tr></table> </body>